There is created the Mississippi Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel. This office shall consist of a director who shall be an attorney who shall meet all qualifications necessary to serve as post-conviction counsel for persons under a sentence of death and staffed by any necessary personnel as determined and hired by the director. The director shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate for a term of four (4) years, or until a successor takes office. The remaining attorneys and other staff shall be appointed by the director of the office and shall serve at the will and pleasure of the director. The director and all other attorneys in the office shall either be active members of The Mississippi Bar, or, if a member in good standing of the bar of another jurisdiction, must apply to and secure admission to The Mississippi Bar within twelve (12) months of the commencement of the person’s employment by the office. The director may be removed from office by the Governor upon finding that the director is not qualified under law to serve as post-conviction counsel for persons under sentences of death, has failed to perform the duties of the office or has acted beyond the scope of the authority granted by law for the office.
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